The Deadline to file corporate tax returns (forms 1120, 1120A, and 1120S) is Monday March 16th, 2015. Most corporate returns are required to be filed electronically therefore they must be sent to the IRS before midnight on the 16th. If for some reason you are filing a paper corporate tax return, the post mark on the envelope must show 11:59pm or earlier in order to avoid late filing penalties.
The IRS put everyone one notice not long after the end of the latest government shutdown that the 2014 tax filing season would be delayed by “1 or 2 weeks”. Well not surprisingly, the IRS recently released that the first date that they will be accepting 2013 tax returns for processing will be January 31st:
The IRS’ new “Modernized E-File Production (MeP) & Assurance Testing Systems” have been experiencing retrieval errors this past week. The IRS issued the following statement on their website:
Not every interaction with the IRS must necessarily induce flop sweat.
Case in point: A few years ago a friend of mine decided his income taxes had become sufficiently complicated to merit hiring an accountant. After examining previous tax returns, the accountant discovered my friend had claimed the standard deduction for two years when he should have itemized expenses. He filed a couple of amended tax returns and voila – the IRS wrote him checks...
Now that the tax season has come to an end, a common question for many of our clients is “How long do I need to keep my tax return copies and tax related documentation”? We suggest that all copies of tax returns should be kept indefinitely. You never know when you might need them. If you are a current R&G Brenner client, our “Go Green” service stores all tax returns prepared by us since 2009 in a secure “Cloud” online, so they will always be accessible...
The April 17th deadline has come and gone, however if you made a mistake or omission, you’ll need to file an amended return. The following are 5 tips to consider when filing your 1040x.
